Oil Tax Boost May Imperil Alaskan ‘Renaissance,’ Governor Says

  • Petition is gathering signatures to be on ballot in 2020
  • Alaska should protect ‘positive’ investment climate: Dunleavy
Governor Dunleavy Says USMCA Will Help Alaska
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A campaign to increase tax revenues from Alaska’s biggest oil fields must be examined closely to make sure it doesn’t threaten an industry “renaissance” in the state, Governor Mike Dunleavy said.

The petition is currently collecting voters’ signatures and if it gets enough it will go on the state’s ballot next year, bypassing the legislature and the governor.